Flash light hanger



June 18, 1935. HYMAN 2,005,339

FLASH LIGHT HANGER Fild. March 6, 1935 EEZZ . fly INVENTOR- I BY 7 fii ilavs Patented June 18, 1935 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a hanger for casings so that the same can be hung upon a nail, a screw or other projection that extends into a wall or other support. The invention is especially useful in connection with a flash light or hand lamp and will be described in that connection.

By this invention a hanger member that may be made of wire or the like extends through one side of the casing, or cap for the casing. The hanger moves longitudinally of its own length into and out of the casing transversely to the length of the casing or cap. When moved to its outermost position it can be turned about a pivot to extend in an axial direction with respect to the cap or casing.

The invention will be understood from the description in connection with the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a vertical section through a cap with the hanger applied; Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1 looking at the inside;

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2

and Fig. 4 is an end view of Fig. 1 looking at the outside of the cap with the hanger member drawn to its outermost position.

In the drawing reference character I indicates a cap with screw threads 2 for screwing it on to the screw-threaded end of a flash light casing. It is to be understood, however, that the invention can be used with flash light or other casings that are not provided with end caps. The internal annular bead or recess 3 is of a well known type into which the end convolution of a spring for holding the battery cells in place may extend.

The cap I is shown provided with a reduced extension 4 of short length.

The extension 4 on the cap is shown as circular except for a short distance as indicated at 5 which forms a straight wall in an axial plane extending in a chordal direction partly across the extension 4 near one edge thereof. Holes. or recesses 6 are provided near each end of the wall 5 to accommodate the legs of a U-shaped hanger, which will be described below. The spaces between the ends of the wall 5 and the broken ends constituting the outer circumference of the extension 4 are left open, as indicated at l.

A U-shaped hanger 8, which is preferably made of wire, has parallel legs 8' that terminate in bent ends 9. These bent ends serve as pivots around which the hanger 8 may turn when drawn to its outermost position.

A plate In is spaced from the end of the extension 4 and may have its edge resting upon the lower wall of the internal bead 3 so that the spring (not shown) which fits into the groove 3 will retain the plate H3 at a fixed distance from the end of the extension 4 with suflicient space for the legs ii to slide between the end 4 and the plate Ill. The plate Ill is preferably discshaped with an edge cut away along a chord, as

shown at N. This cut-away edge ll rests against the wall 5, thus preventing the disc I0 from turning, and the metal forming the corners I2 above the openings 8 and 1 may be turned upwardly to be struck by the cut edge II and also to form spaces for the pivot ends 9. In order to guide the legs 8' of the hanger 8 so that they will move longitudinally when the hanger is moved in and out, a rectangular extension I3 is pressed downwardly along the center line of the plate 10 so that the outer edges of the Walls I4 of the extension or depression I3 will fit between the legs 8 of the hanger 8.

Instead of having the plate ID with recess I3 and side walls M for guiding the legs 8', these legs may be guided in any other convenient way to cause the same to move longitudinally inwardly- When the hanger 8 is in its innermost position only the curved portion is visible from g the outside.

The operation is as follows:

When the hanger 8 is pressed into its innermost position the legs 8' lie between the plate l8 and end of the extension 4 on opposite sides of the extension or depression I 3 in the plate l0 so that the casing or cap can be placed with its flat end or extension 4 upon a table or other support without toppling over. Also, when the hanger 8 is withdrawn to its outermost position the extensions 9 at the ends of the legs 8 contact with the inner circumferential surface of the extension 4 near the openings 1 and the hanger 8 cannot turn in a clockwise direction (Fig. 1), even when withdrawnto its extreme outermost position, as the sides of the extensions 9 rest upon the bottom or end of the extension 4 and the upper sides of the legs 8' contact with the lower surface of the bead 3. -However, in this position the hanger 8 can be easily turned 90 around the ends 9 as pivots.

It is not necessary to turn the hanger 8 to the 90 position to hang up the flash light or casing, as the same can be hooked over a nail, button, or other support in the position shown in Fig. 4 and the flash light or casing will stand substantially perpendicular to the wall or other support to which the nail or the like is fastened.

I claim: 1. In a device of the character described, a U-shaped member having its ends extending at an angle to its legs and a flat ended hollow mem- 5 ber having a pair of holes near said fiat end through which said legs slide, and a guide with straight sides between said legs to guide said U-shaped member longitudinally.

2. In a device of the character described, a

U-shaped member having its ends extending at an angle to its legs and a flat ended hollow member having a pair of holes near said flat end through which said legs slide, and means to guide said U-shaped member longitudinally, said means comprising a plate spaced from said end and having walls between said legs.

HENRY HYMAN. 

